Zheng Zheng

Zheng Zheng (simplified Chinese: 郑铮; traditional Chinese: 鄭錚; pinyin: Zhèng Zhēng; born 11 July 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zheng Zheng started his football career playing with Shandong Luneng's youth academy and was promoted to the first team during the 2008 season, where despite not making an appearance for the team he would still receive a league title medal from the club. He received his promotion to the senior team in 2010 when he made his debut for the club in a 1-0 loss against Pohang Steelers on 24 March 2010. Despite the defeat, Zheng would go on to become a vital member of the team and would go on to score his first goal for the club on 16 May 2010 in a 1-0 win against Shenzhen Ruby. Zheng would have such a breakthrough season that he would not only win the league title with Shandong, but also personally win the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award to cap off an extremely successful season.